Lawyers from the Department of Justice argued in a court filing that Lindsey Halligan’s new role was retroactive.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, told reporters Monday that President Donald Trump is “desperate” to restart Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits after federal judges ruled that the administration must use contingency funds to send out the payments.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture told a federal court that it will tap into a contingency fund to allow states to issue partial SNAP benefits.

Trump has since claimed the raid was a political hatchet job—going so far as to file administrative claims seeking “damages” over the search of Mar-a-Lago last month. He is now declaring that his own DOJ owes $230 million in damages, arguing he was “damaged very greatly” by the investigations.

A federal judge ruled Friday that the Agriculture Department must disburse funding for SNAP, also known as food stamps.

Voters in New Jersey and Virginia will choose their next governors on Tuesday in a pair of races that will serve as an early gauge of the American electorate's response to President Donald Trump's norm-shattering nine months in office.

President Donald Trump told CBS host Norah O'Donnell during a "60 Minutes" interview on Sunday that the network paid him "a lot of money" in a lawsuit settlement.

Days before Election Day, the president told correspondent Norah O'Donnell that he would potentially withhold federal funds if front-runner Zohran Mamdani wins the election for NYC mayor.

The president decided against discussing the matter with Chinese leader Xi Jinping after top aides opposed it.

The U.S. ally has made shipbuilding a key pillar of its trade talks with the Trump administration, pitching it as “Make America Shipbuilding Great Again” as the United States struggles to revive a faltering industry.